Teachers and public employees across South Florida and throughout the state rallied last year. They called the pension contributions a violation of their contracts and said a pension benefit was a main reason many of them opted to work in the public sector.

“Sign on the dotted line,” Desabatino remembers being told. “Come to work for us and these are benefits you’re going to get. Your pay may not be the greatest pay but these are the benefits you’re going to get.”

Desabatino says adding to the financial pain — Broward teachers have not received a raise in 4 years.

Florida Governor Rick Scott disagreed with the judge’s decision. He said it’s only fair for public employees to contribute something to their pensions — like many private sector workers do.

“The judiciary is not supposed to be writing the laws,” Scott told reporters Tuesday in Tallahassee. “That plan is getting more underfunded every year. I want to make sure we fix the plan so individuals can actually rely on it. Because today you can’t rely on that plan. It’s not funded.”

The Governor hopes the judge’s ruling is placed on hold while the issue moves to a higher court. The Governor said that will not affect next year’s state budget.

This is so typical of what’s wrong with today. The economy isn’t in the toilet because of anything you or I did. It’s in toilet because of corporate raiding and Wall Street speculation and while middle class workers of both the public and private sector are struggling and insulting each other, the same CEOs are laughing all the way to the bank.

If the state wants to renig on what it promised me and my co-workers, so be it. What’s new, right!? But, don’t tell me that I have to pay 3% to my pension. Reduce what you give me but let me make my own decision on what I want to contribute out of my pay. How many private sector companies force their employees to pay a certain percentage into their retirement? Oh wait, that’s illegal as it’s their employees’ money. Only state employees’ rights can be trampled over…

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